What was your first car?
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,482
From: Southwestern OH
1980 Dodge Mirada, slant 6. A Monte Carlo style, personal luxury coupe for those who have no idea what it is. Black with red interior. Automatic on the floor with console, kind of odd for a 6 cylinder car (318 V8 was optional). It was also a factory non-AC car, kind of odd for this type of car. I got it when I was 16 and drove it through college and beyond for about 10 years, til it rusted so bad it wouldn't pass safety inspection anymore. I patched the body a few times, but the underneath got bad. Engine still ran great when I parked it. It had an insane amount of miles on it. I have a pic or two somewhere, but never scanned them. This was the good old days before cell phones and digital cameras. lol
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,482
From: Southwestern OH
I too was 12 in 1970.
1972 I wanted a '55 Chevy REAL bad. Cause an older guy who owned a red '55 Chevy 2-door Sedan that I helped work on is where the bug bit me. My cousin owned a '55 2-door Hardtop he had nothing but trouble with. So I stated looking at the '57 Chevy.
Found it setting at a local gas station one sunday afternoon while headed to get ice cream with my parents. It was in sad shape as it'd been used a parts car. (yes even the 2-doors got used as parts cars back then)
It's my high school graduation present from my parents. Cost was $150. We're still together today. Over 39 years later.
Oldest photo I have is from 1977. My dad refused to let me use his camera to take photos "Of that Chevy."
'68 327.
Saginaw 4-speed.
1972 I wanted a '55 Chevy REAL bad. Cause an older guy who owned a red '55 Chevy 2-door Sedan that I helped work on is where the bug bit me. My cousin owned a '55 2-door Hardtop he had nothing but trouble with. So I stated looking at the '57 Chevy.
Found it setting at a local gas station one sunday afternoon while headed to get ice cream with my parents. It was in sad shape as it'd been used a parts car. (yes even the 2-doors got used as parts cars back then)
It's my high school graduation present from my parents. Cost was $150. We're still together today. Over 39 years later.
Oldest photo I have is from 1977. My dad refused to let me use his camera to take photos "Of that Chevy."
'68 327.
Saginaw 4-speed.
Last edited by rj; Oct 29, 2011 at 07:55 AM.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Ann Arbor, Michigan
2003 Monte Carlo SS, all yellow limited edition with the high-sport appearance package.
Picture of it in 2008, during its prime...
And why I no longer have the car...
Picture of it in 2008, during its prime...
And why I no longer have the car...
First Car
1979 Chevy Malibu. Dad and I pulled it out of a cornfield where it had been sitting for a couple years with the hood open. Rebuilt the upper half of the engine and gave it a new paint job. Wish I would have held on to it.
It's hard to believe that in 1977, a 57 Chevy was only a 20 year old vehicle and somewhat plentiful. I'm trying to think of it in today's terms. It would be kinda like owning a 1991 Camaro. Today, it's just a 20 year old Camaro. Someday it could be a very rare, and highly sought after car.